How do Americans need to apply for a visa to travel to China? Please give a detailed answer. Thank you.

I. Basic application materials to be provided

1. passport-original passport, blank visa page, passport photo page 1 copy, valid for more than 6 months.

2. Visa application form-1 copy of People's Republic of China (PRC) visa application form. Anyone who applies for working in China (Z visa), studying in China (X visa), a citizen of a third country and traveling with the same passport must also fill in the attachment 1 copy of the People's Republic of China (PRC) Visa Application Form. Please fill in and sign truthfully and completely.

3. Photos-1 Recent, front, color and bareheaded passport photos are 2 inches (48mm×33mm) smaller. Please paste it on the application form.

4. Residence Certificate-When applying for a visa in the United States, a citizen of a third country must provide a valid certificate of residence, work and study in the United States, or the original and photocopy of a valid American visa.

5. Original China passport —— A person who was born in China (including Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan) and later became a foreign nationality must provide a copy of the original China passport, passport photo page and extension page (if any) when applying for a visa for the first time.

6. Name change certificate-If the name recorded in the new passport is inconsistent with the name recorded in the original passport, the relevant official name change certificate must be provided.

7. Original Chinese visa-A foreign Chinese born in China who has obtained a Chinese visa should provide a photo page of the original passport and a copy of the previous Chinese visa when applying for a visa with a new foreign passport.

Second, the application method

1. According to the regulations of the Consular Office of the China Embassy in the United States, the applicant can go to the embassy or consulate in person or by entrusting others, travel agencies or visa agencies.

2. If necessary, the applicant should go for an interview or verify the signature on the application materials according to the notice of the embassy or consulate.

Fourth, processing time.

1. General handling: obtaining evidence on the fourth working day;

2. Expedited processing: obtain evidence on the second or third working day (this service must be approved); ?

3. Emergency handling: collect evidence on the same day (submit the application before 12:00 a.m. and collect it in the afternoon. This service must be approved).

Extended data

Schengen countries:

Schengen Agreement, also known as Schengen Agreement, Schengen Convention or Schengen Agreement, was first signed by seven EU countries in a small city in Luxembourg on June 4th, 1985. The Convention came into full force in July 1995. The member countries of the Schengen Convention are also called "Schengen countries" or "Schengen countries", and the whole member country is also called "Schengen area".

The purpose of the Schengen Convention is to cancel the border checkpoints between them and coordinate the border control outside the Schengen area. According to the agreement, tourists can legally visit all other Schengen countries as long as they have a valid visa in one of them.

That is, the border control between member States will be abolished, and people holding valid identity cards or visas of any member state can move freely within the territory of all member States.

Since the signing of the Convention, new countries have joined in. As of 2008, Schengen has 24 member countries: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Greece, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Poland, Estonia and Latvia.

According to the Schengen agreement, all applicants must purchase and show the European Schengen visa medical insurance before entering the Schengen countries, otherwise they will be prohibited from entering the country. The European Schengen visa requires an insurance amount of more than 30,000 euros and must cover all travel periods, including travel and return. Some countries have extra requirements: for example, Italy requires extra days before and after.

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